September 28, 1901.]
HONGKONG
According to L'Echo de Chine, it is reported that Mr. Liebert, formerly a Marine officer, is to succeed M. Le Roux as French Consul at Hongkong,
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The Hon, Sec. of the Hongkong Jockey Club informed ns that a telegram has been received from Singapore containing the information that it was expected the subscription griffins for Hongkong would be shipped on the 25th instant. A fire broke out in a dwelling-house at Yau- mati on Wednesday night, between the hours of 11 and 12. It soon made headway, and in spite of the strenuous efforts of the fire brigade. the building was thoroughly gutted before the fire was brought under control.
It is notified in the Gazette that Mr. A. W. Brewin resumed his duties cs Registrar-General on the 16th inst., and Commander W. C. H. Hastings his duties as Postmaster General on .the 18th. Mr. Brewin has been appointed Member of the Legislative Council, during the absence of the Hon. F. H. May, and Vice- President of the Sanitary Board.
A billiard tournament will commence on the 3rd prox., at the Soldiers' Club, the prize being a massive silver cup presented by the Club, and a souvenir for each member of the winning team and a prize for the highest break during the tournament, which will be open to the mem- berg and honorary members, this including the troops in garrison, the Navy, the Volunteers and Police.
On the 22nd inst. fire broke out in a samshu store on the second floor of No. 369, Queen's Road Central. Damage to a considerable extent was done. But for the prompt action of Sergeant Dymond and Constables Broomfield and Wilden, who burried along with a despatch box and extinguished the flames before the arrival of the Brigade, much more damage would have resulted.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Albert Hind gave himself up as a deserter from His Majesty's West Riding Regiment, on Wednesday afternoon. He says that he deserted in October, 1900.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
KINGDOM AND CONTINENT:
1901-2 lba.
277
The return of visitors to the City Hall EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED Library and Museum last week shows that 341 non-Chinese and 117 Chinese visited the former, and 67 non-Chinese and 1,590 Chinese the latter Hankow and Shanghai... institution.
According to the Courrier d'Haiphong the property at Kowloon belonging to the Tonkin Coal Company, which was bought in 1896 for 528,170.26 franes and stood in the Company's books at 441,045.48 francs, has been sold for This property is what is 1,631,578.82 francs. known as the Briquette Factory, which lies to the north of the naval basin at Tsimshatsui.
A meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Magistracy on the ith inst., Mr. F. A. Hazeland. Police Magistrate, in the chair. Mr. F. H. Kemp, Acting Police Magistrate, aud Mr. C. A. D. Melbourue, chiof clerk at the Magistracy, were present. The business was John to consider an application from Lacock for a publican's license for the Bay View Hotel. The application was granted unanimously.
The other day Store-Sergeant Williams, Central Police Station, gave a coolie a chit for fifteen cents for carrying medicine from the Government Civil Hospital, and told him to
give it to a certain lakong, who would get him the roney. The lukong took the chit from the coolic and paid him the fifteen cents out of his own pocket. Then, with a couple of strokes of the pen, he altered the figure to "," and took the chit to Inspector McNab, to whom he presented it. The inspector thought forty-five cents rather a stiff price to pay a coolie for carrying medicine, and consequently made enquiries. The fraud was detected, and the enterprising kong at the Police Court.on Monday got six months for his smartness with the pup
Last week's plague cases were two (one in Victoria), with two deaths, bringing the year's
At a meeting of the Court of the College of figures up to -1.641 cases (1,557 Chinese, 53 Medicine for Chinese, held on the 24th inst other Asiatics, 31 Europeans); 1.570 deaths
in the Legislative Council Chamber, and pre- (1,523 Chinese, 35 other Asiatics, 12 Europeans), sided over by the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, The only other communicable disease reported.M.G., R ctor of the College, the following was enteric fever, of which there were three resolution recognising the services of the late European casesin the Harbour, two proving Mr. Francis to that institution was adopted: fatal.
That the Court of the Hongkong College of At Wanchai on 22nd inst, a Chinaman com-
Medicine for Chinese desire to express their mitted a murderous.assault on a boy of fifteen
profound regret at the sudden death of Mr. J. years, named Li Wo. Ho struck him repeatedly. Francis, K.C., Standing Counsel of the
with his fists about the shoulders and chest and other parts of the body, and left him uncon- scious. The boy was at first, believed to be so seriously injured that when he was removed to the hospital the police took his depositions. He rallied, however, and gare the name of his assailant, who was arrested. The man was charged at the Magi tracy on Monday and re- manded 'till the 30th inst. reported to be doing well.
The boy is now
Major William Rutherfurd Little, of the tsin on the 13th inst. we regret to announce, Hongkong Regiment, whose death at Tien- has for some time been ailing and only recently returned to the Colony from sick-leave. He left again for North China, very soon, and no information has since been made public as to his condition. His death comes as a great shock to his friends. Major Little gained his 2nd lientenancy in 1880, his lieutenancy in 1881, his captaincy in 1891, when he served with he second Miranzai Expedition, gaining the medal with clasp, and became Major on the 14th January, 1900. He came to the Hong- kong Regiment in 1897 from the 21st Punjabis. About nine o'clock on the 23rd inst., as a gang of coolies numbering about thirty were engaged on excavation work in Bridges Street, at the back of Queen's College, in connection with property that is to be erected there, about forty tons of loose earth gave way and rolled on top of the men working below. They, how. ever, managed to extricate themselves, with the exception of one named Chan Cheng, residing at 66, Ladder Street, who was killed almost instantaneously, and whose dead body was recovered some time later by the police under Inspecter cNab. A search amongst the fallen material showed that the casualties were fortunately limited to this one fatality. Acting Captain Superintendent Badeley and Acting Deputy Superintendent Mackie visited the scene of the landslip to render aid if required.
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College since its foundation in the year 887, and their sense of the great less the institution has sustained by being deprived of the wide knowledge and ripe experience which Mr. Francis always so readily placed at the disposal of his colleagues in the Court. The Court further desire to convey to Mrs. Francis their deep sympathy in her sad bereavement,'
An incident which gave rise to no little excitement among a bathing party cocurred on the 21st inst. Some ladies and gentlemen proceeded to Dumbell Island' on Saturday afternoon.
He com-
The latter. were making their way to the shore, when suddenly shouts of alarm from the Chinese boys on the launch Some object in the water reached them.
One of the party evidently was the cause. happened to be a Chinese scholar and ultimately he caught the word for "shark." municated the news to his friends and all swam in as soon as possible. The last man had just got ashore when the dorsal fin of the animal appeared quite close. Bathing was naturally over for the day. The boys ou the launch, some of when were private servants, were positive that it was a shark, and not a dolphin, and its length was estimated at ten feet long. The bathing party could not see sufficient of the visitor to ascertain for certain that it was a shark, but the fact of its pursuing them convinced them that they were better out of the water than in it. Bathing parties should take notice of this fact.
H.M.S. Argonaut arrived from Nagasaki on the 21st inst. On her way down she encounter- ed a typhoon on the 17th inst., but suffered no damage.
The French cruiser Amiral Charner left on the 24th inst. Saigon, and the German ganboat Iltis went for a cruise.
On the 26th inst the British transport Penarth left for Taku.
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Amoy and Formosa... Foochow Canton
1900-1:
lbs.
292,650
231,994
292,650 271,904
EXPORT OF TEA FROM CHINA TO UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
1901-2
Shanghai Amoy and Formosa............... Foochow
('ANTON,
8,501,095
1900-01
9,920,100
8,501,995 9,020,100
SILK.
We estimate
14th September:-Teatlees.-No Re-reels.-The only settlements are reported. sales reported during the fortnight are 30 bales No. 1 at $6071, and 20 bales No. 2. at $592), Filatures.-The speculative buying for Europe having nearly ceased, business has fallen quieter of late, owing to the disparity between home valnes and those ruling here. Our stock, how- evor, is unusually light for the time of year and having been produced at a high cost, continues in most cases to be firmly held. that the 5th crop will yield about 9,000 bales for foreign export. It is expected that cocoons will open at least as high as those of the 4th erop. settlements have been Short-reels. Further unimportant, buyers being unable to follow the Waste has rapid advance reported in our last. continued to rule very firm. A sale of Steam Extra Selected opened is reported to have been made at $108. At the close, however, buyers have reduced their offers to $101 to $102, with sellers at $105 to $106. Extra-Extra opened is held for $89 to $92, according to severity of selection.
CAMPHOR
HONGKONG, 27th September.-No arrivals,
SUGAR.
ALONGKONG, 27th September.-The prices are going upward, market being brisk. Quotations
are:-
4
Shekloong, No. 1, White... $8.65 to $8.70 pel.
do.
2, White... 370 to 7.75 Shekloong, No. 1, Brown ... 6.05 to 8.10
do.
2, Brown 5.90 to 5.95
8.5" to 7.60 to
Swatow,
JJ
21
No. 1, White..
.1, White......
8.55
12
7.65
D
4.90 to 5.95
5.70 to 5,75 .12.45 to 12.50 » .10.85 to 10.90
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do.
No. 1, Brown Swatow, do.
2, Brown Foochow Sugar Candy. Shekloong
35
33
RICE.
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HONGKONG, 27th September.-The prices are advancing, holders being firm. Quotations are:--- Saigon, Ordinary..
$2.75 to 2.80
Round, Good quality ......... 3,90 to 3.95 Long Siami, Field mill cleaned, No. 2 No. 1
Garden,
White..
Fine Cargo
J
4.10 to 4.15
2.85 to 2.90
3.55 to 3.80
4.15 to 4.20 4.35 to 4:40
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS.
Per P. & O. steamer Massilia, sailed on the 31st
bales waste silk. For London and/or Hamburg August. For London opt. Manchester:-100
-350 bales raw silk. For. Marseilles:-100 and/or Antwerp:-100 cases bristles. For Lyons:
For London: 347 rolls mats and matting, 218 bales raw silk, 2 cases feathers, 1 case silks, boxes tea from Foochow, 25 cases bristles, 35 bales raw silk, 7 cases silks, 4 bales private curios, 1 case silk embroideries. For Gibraltar: effects, 5 cases feathers, 1 case bunting, 1 case
-1 case curios,
Fer steamer Heathburn, sailed on the 23rd- August. For New York: 6,463 pkgs. fire crackers, 500 bales cassia lignea, 383 cases black- woodware; 150 cases cassia, 50 cases bristles, 50 cases straw cuffs, 30 cases dried lilies, 30 bores humanhair, 9 cases Chinaware, 4,742 pkgs.
merchandise.
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